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The Oldest Event of Hog Days!
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The Hog Capital Barrow Show was the first event ever held back in 1947 when Kewanee and Henry County were declared Hog Capital of the World by the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1947, September 20th to be exact, there are accounts of a one-day celebration in Kewanee involving a showing of the best pigs with a dance held later that evening where the grand champion pig was exhibited and crowned "King Hog." (For more, go to our History page) With only a two year absence at the start of the 1950s, the barrow show has been going strong ever since. |
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16 year old Bryce
Walters of
Tampico, IL took top "King Hog" honors at the
2010 barrow show with his 260 pound crossbred. Walters also won
the overall grand champion pair competition. 12 year old Lucas
Wisnefski of Wyoming, IL was reserve grand champion pair. Tefer
Gradert of Geneseo, IL was the reserve grand champion winner.
A total of 32 entries were part of the 2010 Hog Capital Barrow Show, held annually at the Black Hawk College Ag Center at the East Campus south of Kewanee. |
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